Living on the Kitsap Penninsula has its perks. There are several cities with ferries into downtown Seattle, which makes commuting for work or accessing extra amenities easy. The cost of living is better than most of the great Seattle-Tacoma metro area. Most importantly, though, is the easy access to Washington’s amazing nature. After living in…
The 10 Backpacking Essentials
Every beginner backpacker should learn the “Ten Essentials.” With these ten essentials covered, any new backpacker should be comfortable along the trail. In this post, I’ll cover why the ten essentials exist, who created this list, and what the list includes. Why Ten Essentials for Backpacking? Beginner backpackers tend to overpack or underpack. They don’t…
Backpacking Gray Wolf to Slide Camp
When heat hits the Pacific Northwest, people flock to the lakes and higher elevations. Most homes do not have air conditioning – nor have they needed it, until recent climate change. That’s why we escaped Bremerton to backpack in the Olympic National Forest at the end of June. We chose the Gray Wolf trail for…